Machine cleaning.....

Whilst watching TV the other night I looked at an advert for Flash Ultra - general thing about a miracle cleaning product that removed baked on grease. As I am currently trying to remove 40 years of caked on oil from a Hardinge HLV-H, I sort of smiled and dismissed its miracle powers.

Fast forward to yesterday whilst in Morrisons with SWMBO. Looking in the cleaning section I saw the advertised product and thought 'what the heck, It can't be any worse than the multitude of products I have already tried' and so bought a spray pack.

Sheesh, this stuff is amazing. Spray on, leave for a few mins and with a mild scotchbrite pad, the old caked on oil just goes away. I am trusly impressed! There is a slight negative issue in the fact it does seems to take away a small amount of the paint but this is only minor - it does not strip the paint!

What was taking me hours with degreaser and a scotchbrite pad now takes me minutes. At £3 a spary pack, its worth every penny!!

Matt

(No connection with Flash or Morrisons)

whilst i cant speak for flash ultra i can recoomend" elbow grease" which is sold in the cheaper outlets at only a £1 for a spray bottle.

i buy it in dozens when i need it spray it on brush and wipe

it also works well around the house too

It probably has similar base ingredients - not sure.

I'll bear it in mind if I ever go through this process again!!

Matt

being scared of rust, tend to avoid anything aqueous. But having removed the old congealed oil, it can be replaced by new clean oil.

.For swarf removal, a pastry brush, or a cheap inch paint brush is handy. Plenty of rag for wiping. have to admit to using white spirit for the gluey oil, followed by re oiling.

Howard